A small community synagogue in central Tel Aviv is planned to turn into a 250-student yeshiva, and the local resident are not happy about it.
When we see ourselves on the same side, with a common challenge, that common challenge builds ties that matter and last.
To those who believed in waiting for the Messiah, they said we can return to Israel without a Messiah.
Even without divine instructions, humans are expected to act upon basic moral instincts and their innate sense of right and wrong.
The Israeli government should strike a balance between the demands made by the ultra-Orthodox sectors and the needs of Israeli citizens in general.
In truth, when it comes to building Jewish identity, all secular Jewish kids in America, whether their parents are American or Israeli, are in the same boat.